University of North Carolina at GreensboroE-Mail authorJEANNETTE DRISCOLL ALARCÓN is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education. Her teaching and research center enacting educational justice in elementary school settings, critical pedagogy and understanding school cultures. Recent publications include The International Journal of Critical Pedagogy and Decolonizing mentoring: A Latina Muxerista approach in Equity and Excellence in Education. She is currently engaged in a Participatory Action Research project with a group of first-year elementary school teachers exploring the ways in which their first-year experiences highlight supports and disconnects with their teacher preparation program.